Force Majeure
"How is force majeure defined and applied in Turkish contracts?"
Quick Answer
Force majeure excuses performance when unforeseeable events beyond control prevent fulfillment. Parties should define specific events in contracts.
Scope and Legal Distinctions
A disruption is not automatically force majeure. The event, causation, foreseeability, contractual allocation and whether performance is impossible or merely harder must be assessed.
What to Check in Practice
Keep contemporaneous evidence, mitigation steps and notices; distinguish impossibility from hardship and from a temporary payment problem.
Sources & Authorities
Statutory framework and official guidance for this definition.
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